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MC 6X12 - Section Properties

The MC 6X12 is a steel section with a mass of 17.9 kg/m, an overall depth of 152.4 mm and width of 63.5 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 22.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 778.4 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 122.41 cm³, to AISC Shapes Database v16.0 (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
12 lb/ft (17.9 kg/m)
Depth
6 in (152.4 mm)
Width
2.5 in (63.5 mm)
Area
3.53 in² (22.8 cm²)
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mass (lb/ft)12 (17.9 kg/m)
h (in)6 (152.4 mm)
b (in)2.5 (63.5 mm)
tw (in)0.31 (7.9 mm)
tf (in)0.375 (9.5 mm)
A (in²)3.53 (22.8 cm²)
Iy (in⁴)18.7 (778.4 cm⁴)
Wel,y (in³)6.24 (102.26 cm³)
Wpl,y (in³)7.47 (122.41 cm³)
iy (in)2.3 (5.84 cm)
Iz (in⁴)1.85 (77 cm⁴)
Wel,z (in³)1.03 (16.879 cm³)
Wpl,z (in³)1.97 (32.283 cm³)
iz (in)0.724 (1.84 cm)
It (in⁴)0.155 (6.45 cm⁴)
Iw (in⁶)11.3

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